Waypoint projection is a little used part of GPS navigation and
once understood can be a useful tool in outback travel.
Projecting a waypoint from any map item (another waypoint etc)
allows you to establish a new waypoint on a bearing and distance
projected from that map item.
Armed with a trusty compass, paper map and a GPS a user can
determine where they are and transfer this information to their
map. With a distance measurer and map compass the user can take
this information and utilizing GPS waypoint projection calculate a
new set of waypoints to navigate to. In a civilian based
application a GPS user could project a waypoint of a heli-pad for
emergency reasons relay the coordinates to the emergency services
and safely navigate to it for medical evacuation .
In a military use the projection waypoint can help soldiers
coordinate attacks, evacuations and supply drops. By using a
projection waypoint the soldiers can observe the projected point
from a distant location whilst in the safety of their current
hidden position.
As there is many different models of GPS on the market it would
take too long to include instructions for each model. I suggest you
refer to your GPS instruction manual or send me an email if you
still don’t understand how it works on your GPS and I may be able
to help.
The Cache
: Your mission is to use a waypoint projection from the published
coordinates to find the final location.
The listed coordinates will take you to the best place to phone
a friend and at this location you will need to do the
following:
Let your GPS settle and enter the following: Distance 110
metres which is usually expressed as .110 mt and a bearing of
171.64 degrees which can be expressed as 172 degrees for some GPS
models.
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At the final location you are looking for a regular
container.
We hope you will enjoy our 59th Cache and please take the time to
try a few more projection waypoints.